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Intro : [Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E] x2
1st Verse :
AmE
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
GD
Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air
FC
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light
DmE
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
2nd Verse :
AmE
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
GD
And I was thinking to myself : this could be heaven or this could be hell
FC
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
DmE
There were voices down the corridor ; I thought I heard them say :
Chorus :
FC
Welcome to the Hotel California
EAm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
FC
Plenty of room at the Hotel California,
DmE
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here"
3rd Verse :
AmE
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
GD
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
FC
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat,
DmE
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
4th Verse :
AmE
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine", He said
G d
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine"
FC
And still those voices are calling from far away
DmE
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say :
Chorus :
FC
Welcome to the Hotel California
EAm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face
FC
They living it up at the Hotel California
DmE>let ring
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis"
5th Verse :
Am>let ring E>let ring
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said
G>let ring D>let ring
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
F>let ring C>let ring
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
Dm>let ring E>let ring
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast
6th verse :
AmE
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
GD
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
FC
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
DmE
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
Ending (solo) :[Am][E][G][D][F][C][Dm][E]>let ring